Esther Hoffman Beller Lectureship
The Esther Hoffman Beller Lectureship provides funding and support to bring distinguished physicists from abroad to present invited talks at APS meetings.
Rules and eligibility
Physicists from around the world who have made distinguished contributions to physics are invited by APS unit and committee leaders to give this lecture at APS meetings.
Process and selection
Nominations and selections for this lectureship are handled internally by members of APS unit executive committees, as well as the committee members who organized sessions at APS March and April Meetings. APS contacts these individuals annually to submit nominations for their invited speakers.
Selection Committee
- Patricia McBride (Chair)
- Marcela Carena (Chair-Elect)
- Carlos De Brito Cruz (Vice Chair)
- Christine Darve (Past Chair)
- Carlos Bertulani
- William Barletta
- Albina Tropina
- Kétévi Assamagan
- Kaitlin Cook
- Andreas Adelmann
- Nathan Berkovits
- Evangelia Moschopoulou
Establishment and support
The Beller Lectureship was endowed by Esther Hoffman Beller.
Recent recipients
Dorit Aharonov
2023 recipient
Karen Alim
2023 recipient
Roberta Sessoli
2023 recipient
Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz
2022 recipient
Michelle Simmons
2022 recipient
The membership of APS is diverse and global, and the nominees and recipients of APS Honors should reflect that diversity so that all are recognized for their impact on our community. Nominations of members belonging to groups traditionally underrepresented in physics, such as women, LGBT+ scientists, scientists who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), disabled scientists, scientists from institutions with limited resources, and scientists from outside the United States, are especially encouraged.
Nominees for and holders of APS Honors (prizes, awards, and fellowship) and official leadership positions are expected to meet standards of professional conduct and integrity as described in the APS Ethics Guidelines. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from consideration or lead to revocation of honors or removal from office.